Greece Inks a Huge 2nd Bailout!! Metals Jumping! Options honey?! By: Tim Bolger

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Riots continue to escalate all over Athens throughout the long weekend and Greece inks a 2nd bailout deal with European finance officials to save the country from bankruptcy in the short term…such a beautiful country that has been crushed by sovereign debt issues and a very weak economy. The Dow Jones is flirting with 13000 and metals are jumping today on this breaking news on Greece…Gold is up over $26 an ounce today and I posted an article on Jan 17, 2012 about my long term bull case for Goldilox moving higher…here is my previous post on Gold: http://optionshoney.com/2012/01/17/can-you-say-goldilox-is-soaring-this-shiny-metal-is-hott-in-january-gold-options-honey/.  I suggested traders/investors think about buying the June 15, 2012 $165 strike Call Options on the GLD for $6.00 a contract. Those GLD Options contracts are spiking higher today and may still move much higher in the near term. The ishares Silver Trust(SLV) is trading 2% higher as well today.   I would recommend more conservative investors to buy shares of stock on the GLD and SLV for the long term…I like the GLD at $165 and the SLV at $29.

I am very positive on the miners going forward and I think there is still huge upside in that space…Many of the miners have underperformed the big rise in metals prices over the past few years and that is where I am seeing the most opportunity for investors seeking value plays.  I am increasing my position today on Hecla Mining (HL) by buying the Call Options and I would be a buyer of the Call options on General Molycorp(GMO) as well. Hecla Mining reported earnings today and the stock is soaring over 7 %…Business wire reports: Hecla Reports Record 2011 Revenue & Gross ProfitsBusiness Wire(Tue 8:00AM EST). Hecla Declares Silver-Linked Dividend and Adds New Minimum DividendBusiness Wire(Tue 8:15AM EST)

A quick profile bio on Hecla Mining courtesy of Yahoo Finance: Hecla Mining Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the discovery, acquisition, development, production, and marketing of silver, gold, lead, and zinc. The company produces lead, zinc, and bulk concentrates and sells them to custom smelters; and unrefined gold and silver bullion bars, which it sells to precious metals traders. It holds 100% interest in the Greens Creek operating unit located near Admiralty Island in Alaska; and 100% interest in the Lucky Friday operating unit located in Idaho. Hecla Mining Company founded in 1891 and is based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

http://www.hecla-mining.com/exploration/ Chart below is on Hecla Mining Silver Growth:

What is the Options Play on Hecla Mining?!  

Hecla Mining(HL)  is jumping over 6.5% today and I would think about buying the March 16, 2012 $5 strike Call Options on HL for .45 cents a contract.  Attached is the March 16, 2012 Options Chains for HL courtesy of Yahoo Finance:  http://finance.yahoo.com/q/op?s=HL&m=2012-03.

I would also consider buying longer term options contracts on HL further out to give us a little more time for a continued rise in the shares of HL.  I like the HL June 15, 2012 $6 strike Call Options for .25-.30 cents a contract. Attached is the Options Chains on HL for June 15, 2012 expiration courtesy of Yahoo Finance: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/op?s=HL&m=2012-06. Stay tuned for more big trades at http://www.Optionshoney.com!!

See below the 5 day technical chart on Hecla Mining (HL) courtesy of Fidelity Investments: